A bi-fold door is a type of door which opens by folding back in sections or panels. These folding doors are known as ‘bi-fold doors’, in spite of them most often having more than two panels. A more, maybe older term is ‘concertina’ doors, inspired by the musical instrument of the same name. Historically folding doors were already known by the Romans as excavations in Pompeii have revealed. Romans disliked single-leaf doors and wherever possible, both inside and out, they used double or even folding doors.

Today, bi-fold doors create an incredible open space and an unobscured view of your garden. When closed, they leave a wall of light and an amazing feeling of spaciousness. Unlike a sliding patio door, that remains only half open, Bi-fold doors slide fully open, folding either left or right to beautifully merge your house and garden. Bi-fold doors are typically made up of between two and seven panels and always incorporate a ‘primary’ or ‘traffic’ door that can be opened on its own for complete flexibility.

Most commonly made from Aluminium as this is both secure and enables us to create slim profiles to enhance the minimalist look of your doors with no compromise on security. Aluminium is robust enough to be extremely secure in the face of physical attack, making it the ideal choice for your home. All are fitted with high security locking systems for an additional layer of safety, featuring shootbolts and other high quality security features as standard.

Our Cheshunt showroom features a selection of bi-fold doors on display and we are always on hand to offer advice on what is right for you. Contact us today to change your home forever!